Diode-pumped ultrashort-pulse generation based on Yb^3+:Sc_2O_3 and Yb^3+:Y_2O_3 ceramic multi-gain-media oscillator
Author(s) -
Masaki Tokurakawa,
Akira Shirakawa,
Kenichi Ueda,
Hideki Yagi,
Noriyuki Meichin,
Takagimi Yanagitani,
Alexander A. Kaminskii
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.003353
Subject(s) - materials science , pulse duration , optics , laser , diode , pulse (music) , ultrashort pulse , ceramic , optoelectronics , ytterbium , physics , detector , composite material
Diode-pumped mode-locked laser operation based on Yb(3+):Sc(2)O(3) and Yb(3+):Y(2)O(3) multi-gain-media oscillator has been demonstrated. 66-fs pulse duration with an average power of 1.5 W and 53-fs pulse duration with an average power of 1 W under 8-W laser diode pumping were achieved. The optical-to-optical efficiency was 18.8%. Additionally, 68-fs pulse duration with an average power of 540 mW from Yb(3+):Y(2)O(3) ceramic was also obtained.
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